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Choicest Double Geraniums*
Price of all Geraniums on this page, 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts.
10 for $1, postpaid by Hail.
BRUANT.— A Giant among Geraniums. A strong grower with mas-
sive trusses of rich vermilion-red which frequently measure 8 inches
across. Magnificent.
COL, BARRE.— Semi-double, dwarf and a free bloomer. Large
flowers of 6 to 8 petals in immense trusses. Color, lower petals rosy
pink, upper petals darker and marked scarlet at base— an entirely
new color.
COUNTESS DE HARCOURT. — Large and beautifully
formed flowers, pure snow white ; extremely free in bloom ;
forms a bank of white. Splendid in open ground.
DOUBLE GENERAL GRANT. — Superb double, scarlet
flowers ; large, compact trusses. Grand.
DR. BLANCHE. — Flowers large, full; very bright orange
red ; exceedingly pretty.
F. PERKINS.— Rich carmine flowers of medium size;
very effective.
GLADY SPAULDING.— Fine, large, semi-double flowers
of bright, brilliant scarlet produced in great profusion.
HETERANTHE.— Very desirable bedder ; bright scarlet.
LE PI LOTE. — Glowing crimson scarlet, brilliant and
beautiful.
MARVEL.— Dark red; large and fine.
M. OTT.— Very large, circular flowers. Magenta shading
to pure violet: upper petals blotched crimson. Strong
grower and a free bloomer. One of hundreds.
MRS. GLADSTONE. — Grand color, pure white and
shaded flesh pink toward the centre : large bold truss.
PI N K BEAUTY. —Bold trusses of enormous size, frequently
holding 60 florets.' Color rich, deep pink
shading at base to brighter pink, base of
upper petals creamy white. Beautiful.
ROSEBUD. — A dwarf, compact grower,
splendid for pots or boxes. The flowers
are formed like perfect Rosebuds-
creating a novel and pleasing effect.
Color scarlet shaded lilac.
R. ROLAN DGOSSELIN.
—Large, round flowers; centre
chamois, bordered with rose and
marked with white. Very distinct
and beautiful.
S. A. NUTT. — Beautiful rich
dark crimson ; perhaps the best ;
massive trusses ; blooms contin-
uously (see cut).
Complete collection of 16 Double
Geraniums, postpaid, for $1.50.
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• ' .^ Choicest
Single Gera-
niums.
COLUMBIA .—Grand borderer ;
light, high scarlet of dazzling bright-
ness ; two upper petals white, shaded
to scarlet on the edges ; extremely
bhowy and brilliant.
COUNTESS DE BLANCAS.-Im-
mense single flowers, 2 inches across ;
color light salmon pinii ; immense
triissBS
DR. MAR MOTECK. --Massive
trusses of large flowers, with lower
petals of bright violet, changing to
cannine at the base and marked in
winte ; the upper petals have white
extremities, marbled and laced with
violet and carmine Verv beautiful.
JACQUERIE.— One of the largest of flor-
ets; longer than wide; very velvety in
texture and a magnificent shade of very
dark crimson scarlet. Bold.
MADAME BRUANT. — Totally distinct
from any other variety; a strong, vigorous grower and tree
bloomer ; large trusses and splendid flowers, white veined
with carmine lilac. The five petals regularly bordered with
bright solferino; the arrangement of color is exquisite,
mingling and producing a striped effect. Superb.
MME. CORALIE BAJAC— Splendid large trusses; the
centre flower is white ; the five petals regularly bordered
with rosy carmine, which shades into pale violet before
touching the white. Blooms with grent freedom.
MRS. TAYLOR.— Dark green foliage of peculiar frag-
rance. Flowers scarlet, shaped like a Pelargonium, freely
produced.
NEGUS MENELIK.— Flowers of medium size, but quite
circular and slightly reflexed ; creamy white, shading into
a deep border of bright pink. Good truss. Very bright.
PURITAN.— A round-flower variety; white ground, shad-
ed salmon, deepening to a distinct ring around the centre.
TRIOMPHE DE NANCY.— Semi-double flowers, carmine
red with white margins, very effectively arranged : large trusses
of immerse florets. Thoroughly distinct; new and beautiful.
VINCENNES.— Our finestsingle piuK variety. Dwarf grower
and splendid bloomer. Immense truss; long stems. Superb.
Complete set of 11 Sing'e Geraniums, postpaid, for $1.
Fancy Geraniums.
ARBUTUS.— Golden-leaved variety, bearing profuselv light, salmon-pink flowers.
GOLDEN REDDER.- Crystal balls with golden leaves. Extremely effective and
extra good. •
" ■• small and ofa clear green color; irregularly dotted with white.
Fine for bordering and edging and splendid as a pot plant
(see cut).
MRS. POLLOCK.— A bronze varietv of the best type.
PRINCE BISMARCK.— A good dark bronze; one of the best.
HAPPY THOUGHT.— Dark- green foliage having a light-
cream, almost white, centre ; dark baud about the light zone.
MADAME SALLEROI —One of the best of all Geraniums ;
beautiful and unique. Strom? and thrifcy ; a healthy grower,
rarely reaching a height of more than 6 inches. Leaves very
Complete set of 6 Fancy Geraniums, postpaid, for 60 cts
Pelargonium Ladv WashinstOn. Beautiful flowers that are large and marked in the most charming fashion, similar
° to Phloxes or Pansies ; color lilac pinlv with centre of pure carmine, which gives
the flowers a most charming effect ; very showy- -0 cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts.; 7 for $1.